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CPI rose 0.6% in April and inflation is 3.8%, but a 1.96% spread helps keep mortgage rates near 6.52% not 7%+.

Zillow filed a Sherman Act suit, claiming MRED used Chicagoland MLS data leverage to force Compass private listings onto Zillow.

Teresa Palacios Smith, chief inclusion and engagement officer at HomeServices of America and HSF Affiliates, shares how taking risks, embracing leadership opportunities and advocating for greater access and inclusion helped shape her career in housing.

A Boca Raton brokerage created a scholarship for former Spirit workers, offering free online licensing classes and reporting 70+ signups.

Economic conditions continue to keep the costs of a home loan higher, with the war in Iran, inflationary concerns and a slow but stabilizing job market serving as the key headwinds to a potential spring housing market surge.

According to CRMLS, many respondents emphasized the importance of equal access to listings and broad market exposure for consumers.

Mortgage credit availability slipped 0.4% in April as conventional and jumbo standards tightened, MBA reported.

ICE says March delinquencies fell 37 bps from February to 3.35%, but FHA loans drove a 164,000 year-over-year rise and account for 55% of seriously delinquencies.

Clear Capital acquired Restb.ai, adding AI image recognition to valuation and CubiCasa workflows, terms undisclosed.

New Rochelle embraced the abundance mindset long before the “yes in my backyard ” crowd made it cool. Today, the city, 25 minutes north of New York City by train, is a reference point for how zoning reform and predictable approvals can speed mixed-income housing production citywide. The city b...

New data from the Mortgage Bankers Association, Redfin and Zillow all suggest the housing market may have crescendoed in July.

<p>Homebuying platform OneDome has reported first-quarter revenue of £15.3 million, representing a 394% increase from £3.1 million in the same period last year. The growth was attributed to expansion of the firm's national broker network and organic growth.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.prope...

<p>Public confidence in the Labour government's handling of housing policy has fallen to 17%, down four percentage points from May 2025, according to new polling conducted by Ipsos. The figures highlight the challenges facing ministers as the government works towards its target of delivering 1.5 mil...

<p>Forbes Global Properties has established a UK operation targeting ultra-prime residential property, with a focus on London homes above £10 million and regional properties valued over £5 million. The business will be led by Martin Bikhit, who brings over 30 years of estate agency experience.</p> <...

<p>A survey of 2,000 UK adults has found that 83% of homebuyers and sellers prefer dealing with human estate agents rather than artificial intelligence during key stages of property transactions. Only 6% of respondents said they would prefer using AI for critical interactions such as booking valuati...

Amid real estate industry consolidation, Michael Valdes writes, the true test of success is how well brokerages are able to combine cultures after a merger.

While real estate agents may hold different viewpoints on policy, coach Darryl Davis writes, let's not forget that we're all working toward the same goals.

Jason Waugh, currently president of Coldwell Banker Affiliates, will rejoin HomeServices first on enterprise initiatives before stepping into the HSF Affiliates CEO role next year.

<p>John Healey has been appointed as the new Chancellor of the Exchequer in Prime Minister Andy Burnham's cabinet, replacing Rachel Reeves. Speculation has intensified around potential property tax reforms, including a Land Value Tax system.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.propertywire.com/news...

Chris Kelly says the new Cotality-built platform is not an MLS workaround or private-listing network, but a way to control listing data flow.